I must admit something. ……………………………… …………………………. I’m a geek. /sighs Oh, you already know? Whoa, didn’t see it coming. I thought I have successfully hidden my geekiness. Tell you the truth, being a geek girl in my country is a bit hard because: Not many geek girls like to open up their geekiness to other…
Author: kurisetaru
Mendaki Gunung, Lewati Lembah…
Tulisan berbahasa Indonesia. Salah satu resolusi gue setelah keluar dari pekerjaan kemarin adalah untuk melakukan kegiatan mendaki. Yaaaa… nggak perlu sampe mendaki gunung beneran kayak Gunung Gede atau Gunung Papandayan, sih, karena gue tau batasan diri gue yang paling malas disuruh olahraga dan punya gaya hidup sedentary. Jadi, ketika sahabat-sahabat gue (Ria dan Indra) bikin…
Books I love and I loathe
These past two months, I’ve been obsessed with books. Doesn’t mean that I haven’t been obsessed with books all of my life, though. I’ve been obsessed with it since my childhood. Back to those wonderful childhood days, I liked to bury my nose to good children’s books, such as Disney-related books and Roald Dahl’s ‘The…
Bikin Bangga Siapa?
Tulisan berbahasa Indonesia. Hari ini, gue pergi ke gereja. Kebetulan tema khotbah hari ini adalah “Bibit, Bebet, Bobot”. Pendeta sore ini datang dari gereja Jawa, dan dia mulai ngomongin tentang falsafah Jawa yaitu Bibit Bebet Bobot yang sering dipakai sebagai wejangan orang Jawa ke anaknya yang mau nikah atau cari pacar. Kata pendeta sore ini,…
The inner voice that speaks on my behalf
Here’s a little checklist for you. Do you constantly feel tired in dealing with humans on a daily basis? Do you need to ‘recharge’ your energy at least once a week by doing nothing and just being silent? Do you hate making small talks? Do you often sneak out at parties just because you’re tired…
What to do Before Going to Graduate School
Everyone (well, most people I know, technically) has a desire to go back to school to pursue further studies. Some of them want to change their major, meanwhile the rest of them want to stay on the same course as their previous academic background, like me. However, not many of them know the right steps…
Tips Nggak Grogi Saat IELTS
Tulisan berbahasa Indonesia. Sabtu (12 Juli) lalu, gue mengikuti tes IELTS dari British Council. Perjalanan menuju tes ini bukannya lancar-lancar aja, tapi malah banyak banget halangannya. Awalnya gue daftar untuk tes tanggal 21 Juni, tapi ternyata di tanggal itu gue baru pulang dari rumah sakit. Untuk mengantisipasi nggak bisa ikut tes (gue nggak mau duit…
Tentang Pemilu 2014
Tulisan berbahasa Indonesia. Di bulan Juni dan Juli ini, hanya ada dua hal yang semarak di negara Indonesia: pesta sepakbola empat tahun sekali dan pesta demokrasi lima tahun sekali. Sepertinya euforia masyarakat seakan terbagi dua, antara mendukung negara favoritnya di pesta sepakbola atau mendukung calon presiden-wakil presiden pilihannya untuk pesta demokrasi. Internet adalah salah satu…
RED Tour Jakarta, June 4th 2014
(I’m going to write this post in two languages: Bahasa Indonesia and English. To start off, I will start in Bahasa Indonesia) BAHASA INDONESIA Semalam, untuk kedua kalinya gue berhasil nonton artis favorit gue, Taylor Swift. Artis satu ini cukup unik di mata gue. Dia adalah jajaran artis favorit gue yang nggak lekang dimakan jaman….
Invisible Walls
I was mulling around Facebook when I saw my friend posted this link: http://thoughtcatalog.com/isabel-hershko/2014/03/this-is-what-happens-when-you-love-someone-who-has-built-up-walls/ It was an article about how to love people who build up walls around their lives. Sadly, I am one of them. I was known as a lively teenager who believed in love at first sight, passionate love, yidi yada. I…